marked at the base with a handsome dark blue forked
spot, which gives the appearance of a blue circle at the
mouth. Stamens 5, inserted in different parts of the
tube, two or three of the upper ones exserted beyond
the mouth: filaments very short, attached to the back
of the anthers: anthers sagittate at the base: pollen
bright yellow. Ovarium conical, smooth and glossy.
otyle slender, smooth, about the length of the tube.
Stigma trifid, the segments linear, at first erect, afterwards
spreading.
Our drawing of this beautiful and very distinct species,
was taken in May last, from fine specimens kindly
sent to us from the rich collection of Robert Barclay,
Esq. at Bury H ill: the plant had been received from
Hr. Lehman this Spring, through the kindness of Mr.
Hunnemann; seeds of it were received from North
America by Dr. Lehman, from which the plants were
first raised. In habit it is intermediate between P. su-
oulata and P. pilosa; is it not a hybrid production from
those two ? It appears to be of very free growth, producing
numerous shoots, some of which strike root as
they trail on the ground, so that it may be easily increased
; it succeeds well in a light sandy soil, or a
mixture of sandy loam and light peat or decayed leaves
will suit It very well; it will probably require a little
protection in Winter, such as a garden pot placed over
It m severe frost, but exposing it as much as possible at
other times ; it also thrives and flowers well in a small
pot, in which it may be preserved in a frame in Winter,
if found not to be sufficiently hardy; at present it
IS very rare, and we do not know that it is for sale at
any nursery, but will soon become plentiful, and of
course will be cultivated in every collection of hardy
plants. Cuttings of it will root readily, planted under
hand-glasses; it may also be increased by dividing- at
the root. ^
Phlox is derived from i>Xo5, flame, from the blazing,
hery appearance of the flowers of some of the species.
insertion of the 5 Sta